Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-12-08


in haste, and proceeded to carry out my
/ only plan Of escape from our relentless
( foe
Some ten miles below us on the creek a
| stone mill had recently been built. doz-
/ en- or more settlers had built their cabins
near the mill. thought of this place
as the only safe retreat for the refugee
settlers As soon as Mr.. Tower left me
commenced preparations for flight by the
way of the creek. had no boat. but tax
ing an axe and auger | commenced build
ing raft from the dried fallen trees
which found along the bank of the
creek. BY the time MIR. Tower returned
with his family had raft that would
carry dozen persons, and would stand
the strain of the rapids mile down the
creek.
MIR Towers family consisted Of him
self. wife and two children. Lettic. aged
twchc and Harry, aged fourteen They
brought with them blankets and bundles
Of food. Mr Tower had his rifle sIung
across his shoulders and a full belt Of car
tridgc> was bucklcd around his waist
My acquaintance with my neighbor had
never been intimate. only knew him a>
a quiet and industrious man; but an hours
association with him. at thi, time showed
me that he was cool. fearless and deter
with his family, he would have made some
Of the red demons bite NJ, dust before he
had left his cabin. but hi> anxiety made
him cautious. He seemed to be familiar
with the water for he handled the clumsy
raft with skill That baui>hcd all my fears
regarding the navigation of the rude
structure down the creek
Before emharking with h> family on
the it.r.lou> passage of the creek, Mr.
Tower assisted me to carry from my cabin
such household goods A. most wished tp
save Al that We could no, carry away,
we tried to hide in the woods. We hal
barely succeeded in finishing this WORK,
\, hen we saw a puff oi smoke rising from
tlic prairie in the direction 81 Towers
,abiu 4 right breeze curlcd it .uto fan
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further yyarnip. plunged ,nto the water
ami started for TN. >a,r, ben, ON the re-.
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start back. but an an-werln. hoop irun
IA. tH,. ,.rc,k male inc dod. 2, hchif, tree
ami rhra,, IA, >.lf ON the ground. From
this po,tur, cautiously rose 10 INV feet
ANA looked sharply around FOR the dread
ful fD-. VI. ewes dld their rrraud Vel.
f.r not twenty rods away -aw dozen
painted savage, creep ~tcalthily out Of the
Moods u the margin Of the stream. clj-
IDENTITY intent on gaining some object l,r.
bow The, stood around the dark edged
stream for moment, inttuJly gazing
down It's plasiy vista. ! saw them making
frantic gestures | knew that they had
sighted the rctreatin. family | Could
read by their pantomimic language that
thry were going to make the effort to cap
tur, the ilrciug party
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